SAINTS JUST AS SICK AS DROGS
Drogheda United 0
BY
DROGHEDA UNITED and St Patrick’s Athletic couldn’t be separated at the end of a hard-fought but scoreless encounter at Weavers Park.
Jon Daly felt the performances of both sides so far this season had warranted more points.
But this stalemate by the Boyne doesn’t do much for eithers league position.
Oisin Gallagher headed wide from Evan Weir’s early free kick and Adam Foley met Darragh Markey’s cross but his header was off target.
The first half was end-to-end for the most part but it wasn’t until five minutes before the break that Pat’s went close.
Jamie Lennon played in Chris Forrester but teen goalkeeper Andrew Wogan’s outstretched left leg denied him a 13th career goal against the Drogs.
Saints will have rued their inability to even test the young Drogheda shotstopper when they broke away moments before the break. Jake
Mulraney stole the ball from Gary Deegan high up field and sped away before evading Luke Heeney’s challenge and finding Brandon Kavanagh.
But before he could transfer the ball to the available Kian Leavy, he was smothered out.
Leavy, a Louth man, was Pat’s standout player in the opening 45 minutes. He dribbled with the ball from the edge of his own area to the other, sidestepping multiple challenges en route.
But nothing came of it as his team’s threat was lacking.
The hosts went close to taking the lead when Warren Davis cut in from the left and curled an effort goalwards.
His shot would have nestled inside the post were it not for the intervention of Forrester who headed off the line.
Davis was denied again when Danny Rogers made a point blank save from his header in the six-yard box.
Pat’s went close to a winner when Weir cleared off the line from sub Alex Nolan.